Definitions for tabu

Definitions for (noun) tabu

Main entry: taboo, tabu

Definition: an inhibition or ban resulting from social custom or emotional aversion


Main entry: taboo, tabu

Definition: a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature


Definitions for (adj) tabu

Main entry: out, prohibited, proscribed, verboten, forbidden, taboo, tabu

Definition: excluded from use or mention

Usage: forbidden fruit; in our house dancing and playing cards were out; a taboo subject


Main entry: taboo, tabu

Definition: forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands


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